Communication between display and device utilizing a communication and display protocol

ABSTRACT

A system is disclosed. The system includes one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices include communication functions and at least one application contained therein. The system also includes one or more displays. The one or more displays do not have any application programs contained therein. The one or more displays and the one or more devices communicate via a communication and display protocol.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.14/748,989, filed Jun. 24, 2015; which claims benefit under 35 USC119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/016,573, filed onJun. 24, 2014, entitled “HUMAN VISUAL INTERFACE SEPARATION FROMCOMMUNICATION DEVICE,” all of which are incorporated herein by referencein their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the communication systems andmore particularly to the communication of graphical data of between oneor more smart devices to one or more displays.

BACKGROUND

Portable device have evolved over time in a variety of environments. Forexample, early audio devices such as MP3 players were large devices thatincluded a display screen (IPod) that have evolved into a much smallerdevice without a display screen (Shuffle) as shown in FIG. 1A Similarly,initially cell phones were very large and heavy devices with a displayand a physical keypad to smaller devices with smaller screens and insome cases and small keypads as shown in FIG. 1B. Therefore the devicesbecame easier to use for their intended purpose.

However, with the advent of smart devices, such as smartphones, tablets,phablets, portable computers and other portable devices the devices havebecome larger. The smart devices have evolved from the device includinga physical keypad and a small display to a device without a physicalkeypad with larger and larger screens as depicted in FIG. 1C.

Hence, to use these devices for their intended purpose (calling anddata) becomes more difficult due to the increase in size of the display.In addition, typically as these devices become larger they use morepower which limits the amount of time one can use the device betweencharging. Furthermore because the device is larger due to the increasedsize of the display, the device is cumbersome when utilized for exampleas a phone. Therefore additional accessories are typically used such asa wireless headset or other devices that are coupled to the smartdevice.

Accordingly, what is needed is a system to address the above identifiedissues. The present invention addresses such a need.

SUMMARY

A system is disclosed. The system includes one or more devices, whereinthe one or more devices include communication functions and at least oneapplication contained therein. The system also includes one or moredisplays. The one or more displays do not have any application programscontained therein. The one or more displays and the one or more devicescommunicate via a communication and display protocol.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A-1C illustrate the evolution of electronic devices.

FIG. 2 is a simple block diagram of a communication system in accordancewith the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a communicationsystem in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a communicationsystem in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates generally to the communication systems andmore particularly to the communication of graphical data of between oneor more communication devices to one or more displays. The followingdescription is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art tomake and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patentapplication and its requirements. Various modifications to the preferredembodiments and the generic principles and features described hereinwill be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, the presentinvention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but isto be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles andfeatures described herein.

FIG. 2 is a simple block diagram of a communication system 100 inaccordance with the present invention. The system 100 includes at leastone device 102 that includes at least communication functions and atleast one software application that is utilized with the communicationfunctions and at least one display 104. The at least one display 104 isa “dumb” display, that is, there are no applications resident on thedisplay. The at least one display 104 communicates with the at least onedevice 102 either through a wired connection or wirelessly via acommunication and display protocol 106.

A key feature of the present invention is that in a device such assmartphone the processing features (calling, applications, etc.) areseparated from the visual features of the phone. In so doing, the partof the device that houses the processing features can be miniaturizedwhile the part of the device that houses the visual features can beadapted to various environments.

The communication functions of the at least one device 102 can includecellular calls and data if the at least one device 102 is a smart phone,phablet, tablet or the like. In some embodiments the at least one device102 would include any or any combination of a keypad, display or neithera keypad or display. The at least one device 102 could be activated byany of, including but not limited to, a keypad, a touch pad, voicerecognition, gestures or any combination thereof.

The data transmitted by communication functions can be provided bysensors from various locations, such as sensors in skin patches, sensorslocated in one or more buildings, sensors within one or more homes,sensors within one or more offices, sensors within one or more vehiclesor any other places that data can be gathered and displayed. Thecommunication functions can include devices in the machine to machine(M2M) environment or the Internet of Things (IoT) that may provide datathat can be displayed. The types of applications that this can be usedin include, but are not limited to, medical monitors, telematics,automation environment and various sensors that provide data.

The sensors include, but are not limited to, any or any combination ofgyroscopes, accelerometers, torque sensors, weight sensors, pressuresensors, magnetometers, temperature sensors, light sensor, cameras andmicrophones, GPS, wireless detection, altitude sensors, blood pressure,heart rate sensors, biometric sensors, radio frequency identification(RFID), near field communication (NFC), mobile communication, Wi-Fi,strain gauges, fingerprint sensors, smell sensors gas sensors, chemicalsensors, color sensors, sound sensors, acoustic sensors, ultravioletsensors, electric field sensors, magnetic field sensors, gravitysensors, wind speed sensors, wind direction sensors, compass sensors,geo-locator sensor, polarized light sensors, infrared emitter sensors.

In an embodiment, the communication and display protocol 106 between atleast one display 104 and the at least one device 102 can be wired orwireless that could be standardized. In the embodiment, the protocol 106may be utilized with networking technologies including, but not limitedto, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and otherwireless communication protocols.

In the embodiment, the display can also be in a variety of forms. Thedisplay 104 can be large, for example the display can be a highdefinition television (HDTV) or projector that can be viewed by avariety of users or it can be embedded in something as small as acontact lens an embedded in the human eye on the retina. The display 104could be utilized in eye glasses such as Google Glass or other wearabletechnologies.

Systems in accordance with the present invention can be utilized in avariety of environments. To describe these environments in more detailrefer now to following discussion in conjunction with the accompanyingFigures.

FIG. 3A is a block diagram of a first embodiment of an environment 200utilizing a communication system in accordance with the presentinvention. In the first embodiment, there is one device 202 coupled to aplurality of displays 204 a-204 n via a communication and displayprotocol 206. Accordingly in this embodiment, the displays 204 a-204 nmay be in various locations for multiple individuals to view dataprovided by the device 202.

FIG. 3B is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a secondenvironment 200′ utilizing a communication system in accordance with thepresent invention. In the second embodiment, there is one display 204coupled to a plurality of devices 202 a-202 n via a communication anddisplay protocol 206. Accordingly in various embodiments, the devices202 a-202 n may be in communication with the display 204 and the datafrom one or more of the devices 202 a-202 n can be viewed individuallyor simultaneously dependent upon the need.

Although the present invention has been described in accordance with theembodiments shown, one of ordinary skill in the art will readilyrecognize that there could be variations to the embodiments and thosevariations would be within the spirit and scope of the presentinvention. Accordingly, many modifications may be made by one ofordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system comprising: one or more devices; whereinthe one or more devices includes communication functions and at leastone application contained therein; and one or more displays; wherein theone or more displays do not have any application programs containedtherein; wherein processing features and visual features of the one ormore devices are separated from each other by utilizing the one or moredisplays, and wherein the one or more displays and the one or moredevices communicate via a communication and display protocol.
 2. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the one or more devices comprises any of: asmartphone, tablet, phablet, portable computer, a machine to machine(M2M) device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device and a portable device.3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or moredevices includes a display.
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein at leastone of the one or more devices does not include a display.
 5. The systemof claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more devices does notincludes a keypad.
 6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of theone or more devices includes a keypad.
 7. The system of claim 1, whereinat least one of the one or more displays comprises a touch screen. 8.The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more displayscomprises eyeglasses.
 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or moredevices and one or more displays communicate wirelessly.
 10. The systemof claim 9, wherein the one or more devices and the one or more displayscommunicate utilizing any of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE), ZigBee and other wireless communication protocols.
 11. The systemof claim 1, wherein the communication of the one or more devices and theone or more displays comprise any of one display communicating with aplurality of devices and one device communicating with a plurality ofdisplays.